Our Helicopters
Each helicopter is fitted out as a flying emergency room, staffed by highly qualified Flight Intensive Care Paramedics, experienced Pilot and Crew and emergency Doctor's and Nurses for specialist missions such as neo-natal and paediatric tasks.
Aircraft
The Service owns and operates three aircraft across its Sunshine Coast and Bundaberg bases: a Eurocopter BK117 (VH-EHQ), a Kawasaki BK117 (VH-BKV), and a Bell Longranger (VH-ZOW)
Included with the BK117 equipment are
- 272 Kg cap Winch with 66 mts of cable
- 30m Candlepower “Nightsun” searchlight
- Multiband Homer
- Deployable 6 person Liferaft
- 1 x UHF, police, ambulance, SLSA, SES
- 2 x VHF, marine, police ambulance, fire
- Artex 406mhz Emergency Locator Beacon
- ADSB Transponder
- 1 x Ferno Ambulance Stretcher / 1 x Helimods aeromedical stretcher
- Weather Radar with multi-function display
- Lifepak 12 Monitor / Defibrillator
- 1600lts of O2 fitted, 440 portable
- Laerdal Compact Suction Unit
- Cervical Collar Kit / Vacuum Stretcher and Splints
- 2 x Garmin 430 GPS units
- 2 x Syringe Drivers
- 3G Mobile phone / Satellite Phone
- Oxylog 1000 Ventilator
- Radar Altimeter / Autopilot
Included in the equipment found on the Longrangers are
- 136Kg cap Winch with 33 mts of cable
- 30m Candlepower “Nightsun” searchlight
- Cargo Hook
- Deployable 6 person Liferaft
- 2 x UHF, police, ambulance, SLSA, SES
- 2 x VHF, marine, police ambulance, fire
- Stretcher and Vacuum Mattress
- Lifepac 12 Monitor / Defibrillator
- Cervical Collar Kit / Vacuum Stretcher and Splints
- Multiband Homer
- ADSB Transponder
- King KLN 94 GPS
- Radar Altimeter
- Bendix King KAP150 Autopilot
- Handheld UHF radio
- 2 x Syringe Drivers
- Satellite Phone
